First Broadway Show? — Page 5
#102
Posted: 5/25/06 at 2:35pm
First show on Broadway was Les Miserables in 1988.
First show I saw was The Pajama Game in 1975 and I still remember bits of it.
Margo - Isn't the story of The Black Crook (the history, not the actual plot of the show) the basis for the musical The Girl in Pink Tights?
First show I saw was The Pajama Game in 1975 and I still remember bits of it.
Margo - Isn't the story of The Black Crook (the history, not the actual plot of the show) the basis for the musical The Girl in Pink Tights?
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Updated On: 5/25/06 at 02:35 PM
#103
Posted: 5/25/06 at 3:26pm
the first broadway show i saw was Beauty & The Beast. i was on holiday to New York in July 2001 and i had the chance to see it because the hotel i stayed in gave me an offer of the ticket prices (though i forgot what the offer was) sarah litszinger and steve blanchard were the main chraracters at the time and they were great at the roles. i wanted to come back to broadway to see another show but i never had the chance to, but i will come back eventually
#104
Posted: 5/25/06 at 3:43pm
My first foray onto Broadway was The Leaf People back in 1975 or 1976. I recall not being able to get into Chorus Line. Joe Papp produced both, so I naively thought they were of the same calibre. It had to be the worst show I ever saw (until Thou Shalt Not). Surprising that I even kept up with theatre after that fiasco, but then...Chorus Line, Pippin, Chicago, Grease and Godspell kept that magic alive for me. That was over 300 shows ago!
#107
Posted: 5/25/06 at 3:49pm
Can't remember when but some time in the late 90's I saw the Revival of Annie Get Your Gun with Reba, Phantom, and The Lion King (But I dont count those, even though there all pretty great I can barely remember them).
So I count my first show as the revival of Little Shop of Horrors...still my favorite show EVER!
So I count my first show as the revival of Little Shop of Horrors...still my favorite show EVER!
#109
Posted: 5/25/06 at 4:07pm
Peter Pan. I was in the 2nd grade. I cut school to go to a Wednesday matinee with my dad. We lived downtown then, and we took the subway up and it was POURING rain and my dad had bronchitus.
Still the greatest day ever though :) I remember being so excited when Peter Pan flew right over our heads.
Still the greatest day ever though :) I remember being so excited when Peter Pan flew right over our heads.
#110
Posted: 5/25/06 at 4:10pm
My first show was The Music Man at a local theatre when I was in second grade. My friend played Winthrop, so that's why I saw it.
First Show on Broadway was Thoroughly Modern Millie.
First Show on Broadway was Thoroughly Modern Millie.
It was 6 hours, I don't even like to have sex and eat bacon for 6 hours.
Freddy Benson- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Freddy Benson- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
#111
Posted: 5/25/06 at 7:45pm
The King and I
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
#112
Posted: 5/25/06 at 8:36pm
First show on Broadway? Miss Saigon, OBC 1991 after Lea Salonga received her Tony.
First musical outside Broadway? West Side Story, regional production.
First musical outside Broadway? West Side Story, regional production.
"I love acting. It is so much more real than life." Oscar Wilde
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
Updated On: 5/25/06 at 08:36 PM
#113
Posted: 5/25/06 at 10:24pm
Merlin in I believe 1983 at the Mark Hellinger. Lots of stars:Nathan Lane, Chita Rivera and Christian Slater as well as Doug Henning.
The show that made me a theater lover however was The Who's Tommy in 1994(Late Bloomer). Before Tommy I saw three broadway shows. After Tommy well over one hundred. Looking forward to the production in Sag Harbor! I hope it is as good as The Berkshires a few years back.
The show that made me a theater lover however was The Who's Tommy in 1994(Late Bloomer). Before Tommy I saw three broadway shows. After Tommy well over one hundred. Looking forward to the production in Sag Harbor! I hope it is as good as The Berkshires a few years back.
#114
Posted: 5/25/06 at 10:43pm
My first "real" show ever (one that was not done by the high school drama club that my older brother was in) was a national tour of Ira Levin's "Deathtrap" in 1979. I was in high school.
My first Broadway show was "Pirates of Penzance" with Linda Rondstadt, Kevin Kline and George Rose. (Rex Smith was out that evening.) I still use a brass key chain replica that I bought from Macy's after seeing it.
My favorite Broadway experiences "Sunday in the Park with George" (3 times) and "Grand Hotel" (2 times in two consecutive evenings).
My first Broadway show was "Pirates of Penzance" with Linda Rondstadt, Kevin Kline and George Rose. (Rex Smith was out that evening.) I still use a brass key chain replica that I bought from Macy's after seeing it.
My favorite Broadway experiences "Sunday in the Park with George" (3 times) and "Grand Hotel" (2 times in two consecutive evenings).
"A coherent existance after so many years of muddle" - Desiree' Armfelt, A Little Night Music
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#115
Posted: 5/25/06 at 10:49pm
My first show ever was Joesph, I was 7 years old and the first show I ever saw on Broadway was Spamalot.
#116
Posted: 5/25/06 at 10:57pm
Mister Matt,
Yes, indeed. The story of "The Girl In Pink Tights" is based on the creation of "The Black Crook."
Yes, indeed. The story of "The Girl In Pink Tights" is based on the creation of "The Black Crook."
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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#117
Posted: 5/25/06 at 11:25pm
The Producers (I've only been going to NYC for the past 3 years) - I'm a late bloomer :)
#118
Posted: 5/26/06 at 12:43pm
PETER PAN with Sandy Duncan when I was five.
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
#119
Posted: 5/26/06 at 8:23pm
Original Broadway cast of "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" in 1994. Front row and couldn't see a thing 
"I don't wanna see that!" -Aunt Sassy (as played by Valerie Cherish) on Room & Bored
#121
Posted: 5/26/06 at 10:19pm
Beauty and the Beast in Toronto, I don't remember the exact year but I was young enough to barely remember any of it now.
#124
Posted: 5/26/06 at 10:24pm
Mine was CATS i will never forget it, the most memorable day of my life! Its what got me into Theater
ThreePenny Opera will always be in the hearts of many fans <3
#125
Posted: 5/26/06 at 11:15pm
First real show was Joseph
First Broadway show was Chitty (it was bad)
First Broadway show was Chitty (it was bad)
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